The Maramadi is an annual festival known as Maramadi Mahotsavam held during the post harvest season in the villages of Kerala. It is a bull racing competition and the freshly ploughed fields 9in which paddy is not yet cown0 are put to best use by creating a racing track for the oxen and bulls.
The fields known as Kandams are filled with water and the muddy water splash about as the bulls are raced by their guides. The villagers gather around these fields keeping sage distance. The air is rent with excitement fervor as there is stiff competition over these races.
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